Emmons wins first gold of Olympics

BEIJING: Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic claimed the first gold medal of the 29th Olympic Games on Saturday with a convincing victory in the women's 10m air rifle event.Emmons, who met and married U.S. shooter Matt Emmons after winning bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, equalled a world record score of 400 in the qualification round and was near flawless in the final round to win the gold medal with a score of 503.5 -- a new Olympic record."She did a fantastic job. I'm so proud of her," Matt Emmons said afterwards.